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Posted
Aug 10, 2018
DID YOU KNOW? Grizzlies don't just feed themselves and their cubs. This time of year, as bears fill up on berries, their scat is rich with seeds that small mammals, like mice and voles, eat for their own sustenance. It's all a part of the brown bear's role as an umbrella species, and another reason why saving the right places for grizzlies means saving them for the whole wild community.
Vital Ground co-founder Lynne Seus puts it best: "Where the grizzly can walk, the earth is healthy and whole."
Read more via The Wildlife Society on a new study that details how bear scat helps the whole ecosystem keep churning:

Posted
Aug 9, 2018
One of the beautiful things about a conservation easement is its flexibility; each partnership between land trust and landowner is as unique as the land itself. At Glen Willow Ranch, where grizzlies follow a Teton River tributary onto the prairie, we are working to balance the protection of working agricultural land and the protection of wildlife habitat.
Read more via the Choteau Acantha Newspaper's excellent story on Glen Willow:
(Photo by Jennifer Doherty)

Posted
Aug 8, 2018
"I firmly believe that the work being done by Vital Ground is essential and I'm excited to join a team that is dedicated to conserving habitat for critters large and small."
Join us in welcoming Kali Becher, our new land steward, to the Vital Ground team! Read more about Kali's experience and passion for conservation via the Vital Ground blog:

Posted
Aug 3, 2018
NEW BLOG: From wildfires tearing through forests to politicians debating the future of endangered species, it can be a tough time to read the news if you love wildlife + wild country. Headlines come and go, but conservation is durable. You can take a stand for the wild TODAY by helping protect critical habitat at Bismark Meadows. Read more:

Posted
Jul 25, 2018
Brown bear or grizzly? If you've ever wondered what to call your favorite species of bear, that's okay! You're not alone. Learn more about the magnificent *Ursus arctos* and some of its familiar subspecies:

Posted
Jul 23, 2018
Earlier springs in the Rocky Mountains force dietary changes on grizzly bears and cause even bigger problems for many other species. It's all the more reason to save the right places for wildlife, so they have room to move and adapt.
Read or listen to more via NPR Morning Edition: